Hewitsonia boisduvalii

Hewitsonia boisduvalii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hewitsonia
Species: H. boisduvalii
Binomial name
Hewitsonia boisduvalii
(Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Corydon boisduvalii Hewitson, 1869
  • Hewitsonia boiduvalii nigeriensis Jackson, 1962

Hewitsonia boisduvalii, the large tiger blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests with a closed canopy.

Subspecies

References

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  1. Hewitsonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina


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